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    Seagate Momentus 7200.3 Benchmark and Review

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Mr.Brightside, Aug 30, 2008.

  1. Mr.Brightside

    Mr.Brightside Notebook Evangelist

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    The Momentus 7200.3 hard drive shipped in Dell XPS systems was designed for on-the-go worker and touts a low power consumption and overall reliable performance. This new Seagate 2.5-inch hard drive gives out up to 320GB of storage capacity and boasts a fast Serial ATA 3.0 Gbit/second interface. It spins at a 7200-rpm speed and has a 16MB cache. In addition the hard drive is equipped with G-Force Protection that was built to withstand up to 1000Gs of non-operating shock and 350Gs of operating shock and free-fall sensor technology that helps to prevent drive damage and data loss even when your notebook gets dropped.

    The Momentus 7200.3 will be offered in 80GB, 120GB, 160GB, 250GB and 320GB storage capacities

    via Engadget

    Tech Specs:

    Interface SATA 3.0Gb/s
    Cache 16 MBytes
    Capacity 320 GB
    Areal density (avg) 253 Gbits/inch2
    Guaranteed Sectors 625,142,448
    PHYSICAL
    Height (max) 9.5 mm (0.374 inches)
    Width (max) 69.85 mm (2.75 inches)
    Length (max) 100.5 mm (3.957 inches)
    Weight (typical) 110 grams (0.238 pounds)
    PERFORMANCE
    Spindle Speed 7,200 rpm
    Average latency 4.17 msec
    Random read seek time 11.0 msec
    Random write seek time 13.0 msec
    RELIABILITY
    Annual Failure Rate 0.48
    POWER
    5V start max current 1.0 amps


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    Test system: My computer
    xps m1330, C2D t8300, 4gb ram, nvidia 8400M GS
     
    Mr.Brightside, Aug 30, 2008
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  2. browntown

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    my burst rate is way lower than yours, i think it was around 70 mb/s
     
    browntown, Aug 30, 2008
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    somekevinguy Notebook Evangelist

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    I have the WD3200BEKT sitting here on my desk waiting for my m1530 to arrive. It would be interesting to run the same benchmark when I get it. I was almost going to get the free fall version WD3200BJKT for a few dollars more but the WD3200BEKT was more readily available and in my 15+ years of owning laptops I have never even come close to dropping one.
     
    somekevinguy, Aug 30, 2008
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  4. Mr.Brightside

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    to increase slightly the performance of your HDD and get burst rate like mine, change to ATA configuration for SATA in the bios

    it might get you a BSoD but you can always change back
     
    Mr.Brightside, Aug 30, 2008
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  5. Full-back

    Full-back Notebook Guru

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    I also have the 320gb 7200.3 in my M1330. How do you guys fell about the noise? I think it's quite noiseless when on table, but if you move the lappy at all you'll hear quite loud... Otherwise I'm happy with it. I upgraded it myself, didn't get it from Dell.
     
    Full-back, Aug 31, 2008
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  6. Mr.Brightside

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    mine is a little noisy too
     
    Mr.Brightside, Aug 31, 2008
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  7. browntown

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    mine is noisy too, and thx ill try changing it to ATA
     
    browntown, Aug 31, 2008
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  8. billy_b0b

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    this is cool. i just ordered a xps m1330 last week with the 320gb 7200 rpm drive and i didn't know all of this stuff about it
     
    billy_b0b, Aug 31, 2008
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    There's a great deal on this right now at BUY.COM. only $94! Thanks for info, repped.
     
    PapaChains, Sep 9, 2008
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  10. Phil

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    Just noticed this review in the Dell section. So much for the theory that ASGs are faster.
     
    Phil, Dec 2, 2008
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    dont get it...
     
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    In one of the other threads there was someone stating the ASGs were faster than the AS versions. I've looked up a couple of result and found it to be not true.
     
    Phil, Dec 2, 2008
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    Good reviews!Thank you !
     
    annmi, Dec 2, 2008
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    Hi,

    After reading some great reviews on this drive, I bought it, and swapped out the 60GB drive on my PS3.

    After a week of using it now, I've noticed that the fan (which has 3 speeds) is now nearly continuously on the 2nd speed, whereas before, it was never on.

    Should I replace this drive with a WD Blue? Would that run cooler? I'm confused since the data sheet for the Seagate lists the following:

    I retrieved the following information from the manufacturer's websites

    Power Management - Results (Seagate)
    Read/Write Avg - 2.1W
    Idle/Standby Avg - 0.75/0.21W

    Power Management - Results (WD)
    Read/Write Avg - 2.5W
    Idle/Standby Avg - 0.85/0.25W

    Does this mean that the WD would run hotter since it uses more power?

    Any clarification you could provide would be helpful, and recommendations on my situation.
     
    luckywales, Mar 11, 2009
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  15. jeremysdad

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    I think this was coincidental. The 250 G 7200.3 that I put in my One operates at the same temps that the 160 G 5400.5 that came stock with it. It MIGHT be 1 degree higher, but that's it. I think the myth of faster drives always running way hotter is just that, a myth.

    You may have changed something on the software level by mistake (Vista power setting to High Perf, etc), or something else. Again, I think it was coincidence.
     
    jeremysdad, Mar 11, 2009
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